RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will host Cincinnati on Wednesday at Earle Combs Stadium.
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The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
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Wednesday will be $2 Day at the ballpark. Tickets, beer, soda and hot dogs are all $2 for every midweek home game this season. It will also be Boy Band Night. Fans will hear all their favorite boy band classics throughout the game.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Â Cincinnati leads the all-time series 26-25.
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-  The teams last met on April 24, 2019 in Cincinnati. The Bearcats only scored in one inning, but it was enough for a 5-2 victory.Â
Charlie Ludwick went 1-for-2 with two walks in that game.
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THE COLONELS
-Â EKU fell to 4-8 this season after losing three games at Western Carolina over the weekend.
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- Â Newcomer
Miguel Larreal is batting a team-best .351 on the season. He has two home runs and has scored nine runs.
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- Â Second baseman
Jalen Jones leads the team with 10 RBIs and is hitting .267.
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-Â Left-handed sophomore
Quinton Hall made two scoreless relief appearances over the weekend. He has now pitched three and two-thirds innings this season over four trips to the mound without allowing an earned run and giving up just one hit.
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Cameron Kalandros will make his first start of the season. In two relief appearances over nine innings, the junior right-hander has allowed just one run on five hits, walked two and struck out 10.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Cincinnati improved to 6-6 on the season after a four-game sweep of North Alabama at home this past weekend. The Bearcats scored eight or more runs in three of the four games.
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- Â Catcher Alec Jones leads the team with a .333 batting average.
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- Â First baseman Ryan Nicholson is hitting .316 with a team-high three home runs.
-  Tommy Boba is scheduled to take the mound for the Bearcats. The freshman righty is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two relief appearances this season. In two innings, he has allowed one hit, walked two and struck out one.
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